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Originally Posted by alaska cajun
Counterlean only in a slow speed turn(real slow).At highway speeds you want to either stay centered on the bike or lean into the curve,the latter when you are a better rider.
If you go into a curve to hot(fast),you'll want to push down harder on the bar and give it more gas.this will give you a tighter radius to carry you through the corner.
I'll see if I can find a pic if you need.
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THANKS for that! Cause I KNEW something was really strange with what they were telling me (despite the fact that it does work) and what my friends all do when i am on the bike or watching them! Cause they tell me to lean when they lean, and they do not lean opposite, they definitely lean with, even going around corners in town, much less highway. I said to myself "every biker i see on the road leans with the corner, what am i missing here?"
Hm, so apparently the msf teaches you the very basics, you have to go out there and know more experienced riders when you are good enough to go faster...
I am working on my corners now, cause they are too wide, or not wide enough...and you're right, giving it a little bit of gas with a harder lean does help tighten up the turn...but in an apartment complex parking lot with people liable to start backing out of a space as soon as I get there, i can't really gas it too much, and the speed limit in there is 10 mph anyway...so i am trying to make myself just get into all corners at the right speed to begin with. Easier said than done, but i am getting better!
